Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 am

New York/IBNS: Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.

Singapore: Bangladeshi worker infected with coronavirus

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:52 am

Singapore City/IBNS: Singapore has confirmed that a Bangladeshi national has been infected by coronavirus.

106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou

Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.

Act now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa: UN agencies

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:46 am

New York/IBNS: With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a race against time to tackle a Desert Locust invasion amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations warned on Monday.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.

Over 60 more test positive for novel coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:50 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua: Test results showed that more than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Monday.

First novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines discharged from hospital

Feb 10, 2020, at 05:47 pm

Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The first novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines has been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus, the country's Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said Monday.

Skin cancer diagnosis apps are unreliable and poorly regulated: Study

Feb 10, 2020, at 04:40 pm

London/IBNS: Smartphone apps used as ‘early warning systems’ for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results, according to new analysis by experts at the University of Birmingham.

China's Hubei reports 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Feb 10, 2020, at 09:16 am

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,618 new confirmed cases and 91 new deaths local health authorities said Monday.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: 97 patients die in a day

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:49 am

Beijing/IBNS: China recorded nearly 97 new Coronavirus deaths in a day taking the toll to 908, media reports said on Monday.

Spain confirms second coronavirus case in country - Health Ministry

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday that the second coronavirus case was confirmed in the country after a tourist from the United Kingdom, who was living in Spain’s Majorca island, got infected.

Taiwan reports first novel coronavirus infection without symptom

Feb 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: Taiwan confirmed the 18th novel coronavirus pneumonia case, also the first without symptoms, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Sunday.

In 2018 and 2019, one extreme weather event happened almost every month in India: Report

Feb 09, 2020, at 06:49 pm

Nimli/Alwar/IBNS: The continuity and intensity of extreme weather events in India in the 2018-19 period has taken even climate scientists and meteorologists by complete surprise, says the latest State of India’s Environment Annual, which was released here today by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

1st and only coronavirus patient in Cambodia fully recovers

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:50 pm

Phnom Penh/Xinhua/UNI: The first and only novel coronavirus patient in Cambodia has fully recovered and will be discharged from the hospital on Monday, said a news release from the Health Ministry's Communicable Disease Control Department (CDCD) on Sunday.

Coronavirus in India: No new case reported

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As death toll due to coronavirus outbreak crossed 800 in China, India stepped up monitoring of the virus outbreak, putting 9,452 people under community surveillance in 32 states or UTs.

Number of coronavirus cases in South Korea rises to 27 - Health Authorities

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: Two more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in South Korea, which has brought the number of confirmed cases in the country to 27, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Singapore rises to 40 - Health Ministry

Feb 08, 2020, at 10:34 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore by Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 40, the country's health ministry said in a press release.

Makeshift hospital in Wuhan receives coronavirus-infected patients

Feb 08, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: The newly-built Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, received the first batch of patients infected with the virus Saturday, according to local authorities.

Coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt normal life in China

Feb 08, 2020, at 04:50 pm

Wuhan/IBNS: It seems there is no break from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted normal life in China as 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths were reported from the country on Saturday, media reports said.

Death Toll From New Coronavirus in Mainland China Rises to 722 – Authorities

Feb 08, 2020, at 08:59 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 34,546, with 722 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need

Feb 08, 2020, at 08:20 am

New York/IBNS: Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.

Climate crisis: Antarctic continent posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C

Feb 08, 2020, at 07:38 am

New York/IBNS: Fresh fears of accelerating damage to the planet’s ice sheets and sea level rise have been fuelled by confirmation from the UN’s weather agency that the Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18°C on Thursday.

Coronavirus threat: Kerala govt withdraws 'State Calamity' status

Feb 07, 2020, at 11:22 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Government on Friday withdrew the "State Calamity" status, which was declared on Monday after the students from China tested positive with Novel Coronavirus.

Coronavirus: DAK seeks testing facility in Kashmir

Feb 07, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Seeking testing facility for coronavirus in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said it would help in detecting positive cases faster and speed up the diagnosis.

Singaporean Health Ministry confirms 3 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 33

Feb 07, 2020, at 06:20 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore on Friday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 33, the Health Ministry said in a press release.

41 more test positive for novel coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship in Japan

Feb 07, 2020, at 06:15 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Test results showed that 41 more people on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast in Japan are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Friday.

Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency

Feb 07, 2020, at 09:48 am

New York/IBNS: A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is welcome but “nothing to celebrate”, a top UN health official said on Thursday.

Chinese doctor who first tried to warn about coronavirus dies

Feb 07, 2020, at 08:39 am

Wuhan/IBNS:  A Chinese doctor, who first tried to warn about the deadly coronavirus outbreak,  died due to the infection on Friday, media reports said.

Coronavirus: 2,826 people under observation in Kerala

Feb 06, 2020, at 10:55 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: As many as 2,826 people were placed under surveillance in the state, of which 83 were in the isolation wards in different hospitals, the Health Department said in a statement here on Thursday.

Female Genital Mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually: UN health agency

Feb 06, 2020, at 09:12 am

New York/IBNS: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it also exacts a crippling economic toll, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).